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Abayantsev m Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian абаянец (abayanets) (normal Russian обоянец (oboyanets)) "from Oboyan", a town in Western Russia, itself of unknown meaning.
Abbitt English
Variant of Abbott.
Abington English
Habitational name for someone from any of the places named Abington in England, derived from Old English given name Abba and tun "enclosure, town".
Accrington English
Habitational name for a person from the town of Accrington in Lancashire, from Old English æcern "acorn" and tun "enclosure, town".
Accusato Italian
Means "accused" in Italian.
Achenbach German
Habitational name for a person from the tributaries named Achenbach in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, from Middle High German Ache "water" (derived from Latin aqua) and bach "brook, stream"... [more]
Ackroyd English
Topographic name from Middle English ake "oak" and rod "clearing".
Acović Serbian, Macedonian
Means "son of Aco".
Acton English
Habitational name for a person from any of several places in England named Acton, from Old English ac "oak" and tun "enclosure, town".
Adamski m Polish
Patronymic from given name Adam suffixed with -ski based on habitational names.
Adamthwaite English
Habitational name for a person from a place in Ravenstonedale, derived from the personal name Adam and Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".
Adegbamigbe Yoruba
From the given name Adegbamigbe.
Adegboyega Nigerian, Yoruba
From the given name Adegboyega. A famous bearer of the name is British actor and producer John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (1992-), known professionally as John Boyega, whose parents are of Yoruba descent.
Adelstein German, Jewish
Variant of Edelstein. Paul Adelstein (1969-) is an American actor known for his role as Paul Kellerman in the 2005-2017 television series Prison Break.
Adonis South American, Southern African
From the given name Adonis. This surname is particularly common in parts of South Africa, Haiti, and Guyana
Ahye Trinidadian Creole
French surname, from a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Old French haye "hedge". Michelle-Lee Ahye (1992-) is a Trinidadian sprinter. She was the gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.
Ajtósi Hungarian
Derived from a destroyed medieval settlement in Békés County, meaning "with door" in Hungarian, from Hungarian ajtó "door". It could also mean "doormaker" in Hungarian.
Alabanza Spanish
Means "praise" in Spanish, possibly denoted for a worshipper. from Spanish alabar "to praise" and a suffix. Travis Alabanza (1995-) is a British performance artist, writer, and theatremaker.
Albanese Italian
Variant of Albanesi. A famous bearer of the name is Italian international lawyer Francesca Albanese (1977-).
Albertinelli Italian
Means "son of Albertinello", a diminutive of Alberto.
Alder English
Originally denoted for someone who lived by alder trees, from Old English alor.
Alderman English
Occupational name for a person who is a member of the governing body of a city or borough, from Middle English alderman, a compound of Old English ealdor "elder" and man.
Aldobrandini Italian
Derived from the given name Aldobrandino. This was the name of an Italian noble family originally from Florence, a famous bearer of which was Ippolito Aldobrandini, more commonly known as Pope Clement VIII (1536-1605).
Aldobrando Italian
From the given name Aldobrando.
Aldous English
From the given name Aldous.
Alemán Spanish
Means "German, relating to Germany" in Spanish. Cognate to English Allman and French Allemand.
Alighieri Italian
Patronymic form of Alighiero. A famous bearer of the name was Italian writer Dante Alighieri, full name Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri (1265-1321), author of the Divine Comedy.
Alighiero Italian
From the given name Alighiero.
Al-kindi Arabic
Originally indicated a person from the Kinda tribe.
Allemand French
Means "German, relating to Germany" in French. Cognate to English Allman and Spanish Alemán.
Allman English
From Norman aleman "German, relating to Germany", ultimately from Late Latin Alemannus "member of the Alemanni tribe".
Allsebrook English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in England, possibly from Old English given name Ælfsige and broc "brook, stream".
Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish almirante meaning "admiral"
Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.
Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.
Alt German, Jewish
Means "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
Altdorfer German
Denoted a person who lived in the capital of Uri canton in Switzerland or the municipality in Landshut, Bavaria, both derived from German alt "old" and Dorf "village" or Yiddish דאָרף (dorf) "village, countryside"... [more]
Altmann German, Jewish
Variant of Alt combined with the suffix man.
Ambrose English
From the given name Ambrose.
Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
Anastasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Anastasio.
Anderton English
Habitational name for a person from the villages called Anderton in Cheshire, Lancashire and Devon, of different origins. the one in Cheshire is derived from Old English given name Eanred while the one in Lancashire is derived from Old Norse given name Eindriði, both of them have the second element of tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Añonuevo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish año nuevo meaning "New Year". A famous bearer of the name is Filipino poet Roberto T. Añonuevo (1968-).
Apacible Spanish (Philippines)
Means "peaceful" in Spanish. Galicano Apacible was a Filipino physician and politician who was the co-founder of La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party.
Apfel German, Jewish
Means "apple" in German, from Middle High German apfel, an occupational name for someone who grew or sold apples. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Applegarth English, Scottish
Topographic or habitational name from Middle English applegarth meaning "apple orchard", from Old Norse apaldr "apple tree" and garðr "enclosure, yard".
Arbeiter German
German cognate of Arbeider.
Arbuckle English, Scottish
Habitational name for a person from the minor place of Arbuckle in North Lanarkshire, derived from Scottish Gaelic earrann "part, section" and buachaill "herdsman".
Arcidiacono Italian
Means "archdeacon" in Italian, denoting someone who worked for an archdeacon or acted like an archdeacon.
Armitage English
Topographic name for someone who lived on or near a hermitage or a habitational for places so called, derived from Middle English ermitage. A famous bearer of the name is English actor Richard Crispin Armitage (1971-).
Arrowsmith English
Occupational name for someone who made the iron tips for arrows.
Artyomov m Russian
Means "son of Artyom”.
Asbury English
Variant of Astbury. A famous bearer of the name was British-American Methodist minister Francis Asbury (1745-1816).
Asperger German
Denoting a person who lived in Asperg, a town in Southwest Germany, derived from a cadet named Asperg who lived in the ruling house... [more]
Astbury English
Habitational name for a person from a village named Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English east "east" and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Astley English
Habitational name for a person from any of several places in England called Astley, from Old English east "east" and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Astrowski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ostrowski.
Atanasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Atanasio.
Atreides Literature
Used by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), meaning "child of Atreus".
Aurifaber German (Latinized)
Latinised form of Goldschmidt. This name was born by three prominent men of the Reformation period in Germany.
Ausländer German, Jewish
Means "foreigner" in German, from Middle High German uzlender, denoting a person new to a district or a farmer who cultivated land outside a community's bounds.
Axford English
Habitational name from a village named Axford either in Hampshire or Wiltshire, both derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and Old English ford "ford", which gives their name the meaning of "ford by the ash trees" or "a ford with ash trees"... [more]
Axton English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Axton in Kent, from Old English personal name Acca and stan "stone".
Babajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Babajan".
Babington English
From the name of various places meaning "Babba's town" in Old English.
Backhouse English (British), English (Australian)
Denoted someone who worked in a bakery, from Old English bæchūs meaning "bakehouse, bakery", a word composed of Old English *bæc "something baked" and hus "house".
Bagongahasa Filipino
From Tagalog bagong hasa meaning "something newly sharpened".
Bainbridge English
Habitational name for a village called Bainbridge in North Yorkshire, derived from the River Bain of North Yorkshire (itself derived from Old Norse beinn meaning "straight") and Old English brycg "bridge".
Bakkedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian bakke "slope, hillside" and dal "valley". Dan Bakkedahl (1969-) is an American actor and improvisational comedian.
Balenciaga Spanish, Basque
Denoted a person who came from Valencia, derived from Basque Balencia and the locative suffix -aga. A famous bearer of the name was Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (1895-1972), the founder of the clothing brand Balenciaga.
Ballestero Spanish
Means "crossbowman" or "crossbow builder" in Spanish, derived from Spanish ballesta "crossbow".
Barbarossa Italian
Means "red beard" in Italian.
Barefoot English
From a nickname for someone who has a habit of going around with no footwear, or for someone looking for penance, derived from Middle English barefote.
Barney English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Barney in Norfolk, derived from Old English bere "barley" or a genitive form of the given name Bera and ieg "island".
Barney English
From the given name Barney.
Barrymore English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name for a person from a barony in County Cork, derived from an Anglicized form of Irish Barraigh Mhóra, derived from Irish barr "crop, yield" and mór "big, large, great"... [more]
Bartholomew English
From the given name Bartholomew.
Bashkirov m Russian
Originally indicated a person who was a Bashkir, a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Russia, from Russian башкир (baškir).
Bastard English, French
From a nickname for a child born out of wedlock, from Old French bastard.
Bastiani Italian
From the given name Bastiano.
Batchelor English, Scottish
Occupational name for an unmarried man, a young knight or a novice, ultimately from medieval Latin baccalarius "unenfeoffed vassal, knight with no retainers".
Battenberg German
Habitational name for a person from the small town named Battenberg in Hesse, from Old High German personal name Batto and berg "mountain, hill"... [more]
Baudelaire French
Possibly from French baudelaire, a type of short sword with a curved blade and S-shaped quillons. A famous bearer of the name was French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867).
Beaman English
Variant of Beeman.
Beard English
From a nickname for a bearded person.
Beauchamp English, French
Habitational name for a person for any of the various places named Beauchamp in Northern France, derived from Old French beau "beautiful" and champ "field".
Beauchemin French (Quebec), French
Means "good road" in French, from French beau "beautiful" and chemin "path, road". This name is more common in the French-speaking parts of Canada than in France.
Beauregard French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and regard "look, glance".
Beausoleil French (Quebec), French
Topographic name for a person who lived in a place that was exposed to the sun, or from minor French place names, both derived from French beau "beautiful" and soleil "sun".
Beeman English
Occupational name for a beekeeper, from Middle English bee "bee" and man.
Bellefleur French, Literature
Means "beautiful flower" in French. This is the surname of the notable family in the 2001 to 2013 novel series The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the 2008-2014 TV series that inspired it, True Blood.
Belloc French
Habitational name for a person from the commune of Belloc in southwestern France, of unknown etymology.
Benedict English
From the given name Benedict.
Ben-hur Jewish, Literature
Means "son of Hur" in Hebrew. This was also the name of the protagonist of both the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and the 1959 film adaptation Ben-Hur, named Judah Ben-Hur.
Ben Maimon Jewish, Judeo-Arabic
Means "son of Maimon" in Hebrew.
Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.
Bernardeau French
From a diminutive of the given name Bernard.
Bernárdez Spanish
Means "son of Bernardo".
Berruguete Spanish
From Catalan berruga "wart", possibly denoting a person who has warts or lives in a warty place.
Besançon French
Habitational name for a person from the eponymous capital city of Doubs in France, ultimately from Latin Vesontiō, derived from Proto-Celtic *ves "mountain". Folk etymology states that it is associated with the place name with Old French bison "wisent".
Białobrzeski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Białobrzeg or Białobrzegi, all derived from Polish biały "white" and brzeg "bank, shore".
Biały Polish
Means "white" in Polish, denoting a person who had blond or white hair or a pale complexion.
Blanchflower English
From a complimentary nickname for a woman or a pejorative term for an effeminate man, from Old French meaning blanc "white" and flor "flower". A famous bearer of the name was Northern Irish footballer Robert Dennis Blanchflower (1926-1993).
Blaque Spanish, Catalan
Variant of "Llaquet". It could also be a Catalan variant of Black
Blood English
Occupational name for a bloodletter, or a blood relative, or an oath-taker, derived from Middle English blood.
Bogomolets Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian богомо́лец (bogomólec) meaning "pilgrim".
Boiardi Italian
Variant of Boiardo. Ettore Boiardi (1897-1985) also known by the Anglicized name Hector Boyardee, was an Italian-American chef known for his food brand Chef Boyardee.
Boiardo Italian
Means "bureaucrat" in Italian.
Bol Dutch
From Dutch bol "ball, sphere" or "bun, roll, round piece of bread or pastry", possibly an occupational name for a baker, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a ball or globe, or a nickname for a bald man, or perhaps a ball player.
Bonamy English, French
Derived from Old French bon ami meaning "good friend".
Bondevik Norwegian
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vik "inlet".
Bondoc Romanian
Means "stocky" in Romanian.
Boniface English, French
From the given name Boniface.
Bonjean French
Derived from Old Frech bon "good" combined with the given name Jean.
Bontempo Italian
Italian cognate of "Bontemps"
Bontemps French
Derived from Old French bon temps meaning "good time". One popular bearer of the name is the American poet and novelist Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973).
Bookbinder English
Occupational name for someone who binds pages to make a book, derived from Middle English bokebynder.
Boothroyd English
Habitational name for a person from the village named Boothroyd in Yorkshire, from Middle English both "hut, stall" and royd "cleared land" (derived from Old English rod).
Bortnik Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a beekeeper who works in the forest with wild honeybees, from Russian борть (bortʹ) "beehive in a hollow tree".
Boudewijn Dutch
From the given name Boudewijn.
Bourbon French
Habitational name for a person mainly from the lordship of Bourbon-l'Archambault in Allier, now a spa town, derived from the Celtic god Borvo, from Proto-Celtic *borvo "froth, foam". It could be from other places containing Bourbon of the same origin.
Brå Norwegian
Means "sudden, short-tempered" in Norwegian.
Bradfield English
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Bradfield in England, all derived from Old English brad "broad" and feld "field".
Bradstreet English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a Roman road, derived from Old English brad "broad" and strǣt "paved highway, street" (ultimately derived from Latin strata)... [more]
Braithwaite English
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Braithwaite in Cumbria and Yorkshire, from Old Norse breiðr "broad" + þveit "clearing, pasture".
Brereton English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Brereton or similar in England, derived from Old English brer "briar" and tun "enclosure, town" or dun "hill, mountain".
Bresnahan Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Brosnacháin (See Brosnan). Roger Bresnahan (1879-1944) was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball.
Bridgeford English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of the various places called Bridgford or Bridgeford in England or from a lost or unidentified place in Scotland, all possibly derived from Old English brycg "bridge" and ford "ford".
Bridgwater English
Habitational name from a town named Bridgwater in Somerset, derived from Old English brycg "bridge" and the given name Walter, after Norman knight Walter of Douai (1046-1107).
Bright English
From a Middle English nickname meaning "bright, fair, pretty", from Old English beorht "bright, shining".
Bright English
Derived from a short form of Old English names starting with the element beorht "bright".
Briscoe English
From any of the various places of this name or similar, derived from Old Norse bretar "Briton, Welsh" or birki "birch" and skógr "forest, wood".
Broadhead English
From a nickname for someone with a broad or wide head.
Broadhead English
From Old English brad "wide, broad" and heafod "head", a topographic name for someone who lived by a broad headland.
Bromley English
Habitational name from any of the many places so called in England. Most of them derived from Old English brom "common broom" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Brumă Romanian
Means "frost" in Romanian.
Brzykcy Polish
Possibly from Polish brzydki "ugly"
Buchbinder German, Jewish
German cognate of Bookbinder.
Cadbury English
Habitational name for a person from any of the two places of Cadbury in Devon or Somerset, from Old English personal name Cada, a variant of Ceadda, and burg "fortification"... [more]
Camino Spanish
Means "road, path" in Spanish.
Campi Italian
Variant of Campo.
Cañada Spanish
Means "glen, ravine" in Spanish.
Cannizzaro Italian
Derived from Sicilian cannizzu "wattle", denoting a maker of reed matting. Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910) was an Italian chemist. He is famous for the Cannizzaro reaction and his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.
Cardenas Spanish (Americanized), Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cárdenas primarily used in America and the Philippines..
Carder English
Occupational name for a wool carder or someone who makes carders.
Cardinal English, French
From the rank of the Catholic Church, derived from Latin cardinalis "pertaining to a door hinge", through the notion of the function of such priests as ‘pivots’ of church life. It was used as a nickname for someone who habitually wore red or acted like a cardinal.
Carreau French
Variant of Carrel. It could also be a habitational name from several places named Carreau in France.
Casamassima Italian
Habitational name for someone from the town in Apulia, Italy, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and the given name Massimo.
Catchpole English
Occupational name for a bailiff or a tax collector, from Anglo-Norman chacer "to catch, to hunt" and pol "fowl" (ultimately derived from Latin pullus).
Cavendish English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Cavendish in Suffolk, from Old English personal name Cāfna and edisc "pasture".
Cayetano Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Cayetano. A famous bearer of the name is Filipino politician Alan Peter Cayetano (1970-).
Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".
Celeste Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Celeste.
Celestini Italian
Patronymic form of Celestino.
Challinor English
Occupational name for a blanket maker, derived from Middle English chaloun "blanket", itself derived from the French city of Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne), where blankets were made in the Middle Ages.
Chamorro Spanish, Galician
Means "shaved" in Spanish and Galician, denoting a person with a shaved head, a boy, or a Portuguese.
Cheeseman English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese.
Cheever English
Occupational name for a goatherd or a nickname for a capricious person, from Anglo-Norman chevre "goat". A famous bearer of the name was American author John William Cheever (1912-1982).
Chenoweth Cornish
Topographic name from Cornish chi "house" and nowydh "new", essentially meaning "new house" in Cornish.
Cherenkov m Russian
Derived from Russian черенок (čerenók) "handle, hilt", denoting a tall, thin person or a maker of such handles. Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (1904-1990) was a Soviet physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm for the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, made in 1934.
Christodoulides Greek
From the given name Christodoulos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
Chukwuemeka Igbo
From the given name Chukwuemeka.
Chyży m Polish
Means "quick, swift" in Polish.
Cichy m Polish
Means "quiet, silent" in Polish, a cognate of Tichý.
Claremont French
Means "clear hill" in French, from the Latin clarus "clear" and French mont "mountain", A cognate of Clairmont.
Coe English
From Old English ca meaning "jackdaw".
Colantonio Italian
Combination of a shortened form of the given name Nicola 1 and Antonio,
Colgate English
Habitational name for a person from any of the places named Colgate or similar in England, from Old English col "coal, charcoal" and gæt "gate", indicating a gate leading into a woodland where charcoal was burned... [more]
Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".
Conquest English
Probably from a nickname for a domineering person, from Old French conqueste. A famous bearer of the name was British historian, poet, and novelist Robert Conquest (1917-2015).
Conradt German
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Coppersmith English, German (Americanized)
Occupational name for someone who is a maker of copper goods. Sometimes it is an Americanized form of German Kupferschmidt.
Corazza Italian
Occupational name for an armourer, from Italian corazza "cuirass, breastplate"
Cordonnier French
Means "shoemaker, cobbler" in French.
Coutinho Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician, Indian
Diminutive form of Couto. This surname is also found in western India, where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.
Couto Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places in Portugal containing Portuguese or Galician word couto "enclosed area of land". In some cases, the name may be topographic.
Coward English
Occupational name for a cowherd, from Old English cuhierde.
Cowherd English
Variant of Coward. A famous bearer of the name is American sports media personality Colin Cowherd (1964-).
Cranston Scottish
Habitational name from the parish named Cranston in Midlothian, from Old English given name Cran or element cran, both meaning "crane" and tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Cromwell English
Habitational name from a place called Cromwell in Nottinghamshire, derived from Old English crump "bent, crooked" and wille "well, stream". Famous bearers of the name were English statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), considered as one of the most important figures in British history, as well as his son, English statesman Richard Cromwell (1626-1712).
Crosthwaite English
Habitational name for someone from any various places named Crosthwaite in Northern England, from Old Norse kross "cross" and þveit "clearing".
Crowder English
Occupational name for someone who played the crwth, a kind of Welsh bowed lyre widely used during Medieval Europe, derived from Middle English crowdere.
Culpeper English
Variant of Culpepper. A famous bearer of the name was English botanist Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654).
Culpepper English
Possibly an occupational name for a herbalist or spicer, from Middle English cullen "to pick, to gather" and peper "pepper".
Cumberbatch English
Variant of Comberbach. A famous bearer of the name is English actor Benedict Cumberbatch (1976-).
Cuthbert English
Derived from the given name Cuthbert.
Cutler English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cutlery, from Middle English coteler "cutler, knife-maker."
Da Palestrina Italian, History
Means "of Palestrina" in Italian, an Italian commune near Rome, derived from an Italian form of Latin Praenesteus or Praeneste, both of uncertain meaning. a famous bearer of the surname was the Italian late Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594).
De Brazza Italian
Denoted someone who lived in Brač, an island off the coast in Dalmatia, from Italian Brazza "Brač". The famous bearer of this surname was an Italian-French explorer Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905).
Deburau Czech (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.
De La Halle French
Means "of the hall" or "of the covered market" in French, from French halle "hall, covered market". Adam de la Halle (1245-1306) was a French poet-composer trouvère, widely considered as both a conservative and progressive composer.
Delahunt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dulchaointigh meaning "descendant of a satirist", from Irish dul "going, to go" or "satirist" and cainteach "talkative, chatty" or "plaintive, sad".
De La Reguera Spanish
Means "of the ditch" in Spanish, from Spanish reguera "ditch, irrigation ditch". Ana de la Reguera (1977-) is a Mexican actress known for her role as Sister Encarnación in the 2006 comedy film Nacho Libre.
De La Salle Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Means "of the room" in French. It is borne by a saint who is the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
De La Tour French
Means "of the tower" in French, a cognate of De La Torre. It denoted one who lived near a watchtower.
De La Tourette French (Rare)
Variant of De La Tour with the French -ette, a diminutive suffix. A notable bearer is Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857-1904), the namesake for Tourette syndrome.
Del Espíritu Santo Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the Holy Spirit" in Spanish
Del Toro Spanish
Means "of the bull" in Spanish, denoting a person who owns bulls or a tender of bulls.
Dementiev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Дементьев (see Dementyev).
Dementieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Дементьева (see Dementyeva).
Dementyev m Russian
Means "son of Dementiy".
Dementyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Dementyev.
Demirchyan Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish تیمورجی (demirci) "iron dealer, blacksmith".
Dempster English, Manx, Scottish
Occupational name for a judge or arbiter, derived from Middle English demster "judge, one who pronounces sentence or doom".
Denisov m Russian
Means "son of Denis".
Dennison English
Variant of Tennison. Also an Americanized form of Slavic surnames from the given name Denis or Denys, like Denisov or Denysenko.
Denton English
Habitational name from any of the various places called Denton in England, all derived from Old English denu "valley" and tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
De Rais History
Denoted a person from the historical subregion of France, once a part of the Duchy of Brittany, Pays de Retz, historically called Rais, Rays, or Raiz during the Middle Ages. Gilles de Rais (1405-1440) was a knight and lord from Brittany, known for his confession as a serial killer of children.
Derbyshire English
Habitational name from a county in England, derived from Old English Deorby (see Derby) and scir "shire, district".
Derecho Spanish (Philippines)
Means "straight" in Spanish. This surname is common in the Pnilippines
Desmarais French
Means "from the marsh", from French marais "wetlands, swamp, marsh".
Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
Diffey English
Possibly from Anglo-Norman defieu meaning "faithless, disloyal", perhaps denoting an unpious person.
Doolittle English
From a nickname for a lazy man or an idler, from Middle English don "to do, to perform" and litel "little, small". A famous bearer of the name was American military general Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993).
Doukaina f History, Late Greek
Feminine form of Doukas. Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos.
Dragases Greek, History, Serbian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Serbian surname Dragaš. This was the surname of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, who took her mother's surname, Helena Dragaš, as his second last name
Drangmeister German
Occupational name for a healer or someone who made medicinal drinks, from Middle Low German drank "beverage, potion" and meistar "master" (from Latin magister).
Drucker German, Dutch, Jewish
Occupational name for an operator of a printing press, derived from German drucken "to print".
Druckmann German, Jewish
Variant of Drucker. A famous bearer of the name is the Israeli-American writer Neil Druckmann (1978-).
Dürer German, History
In the case of the German painter Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), this was a variant of the German surname Türer, a German translation of Hungarian Ajtósi, meaning "doormaker", to adapt to the local Nuremberg dialect... [more]
Dutton English
Habitational name for a person from the villages called Dutton in Cheshire or Lancashire, of different first elements. The one in Cheshire comes from Old English dun "hill, mountain", while the one in Lancashire comes from the Old English byname Dudda, both of them have the second element of tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Dyke English
Originally given to a person who lived near a dike or a ditch, derived from Old Norse díki.
Eastwood English
From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English east "east" and wudu "forest, wood"... [more]
Eckhard German
From the given name Eckhard.
Eckhardt German
From the given name Eckhard.
Edgeworth English
From a place name: either Edgeworth in Gloucestershire or Edgworth in Lancashire. The place names themselves derive from Old English ecg "edge" and worþ "enclosure"... [more]
Egbertson English
Means "son of Egbert".
Elbert German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Elbert.
Elbertson English, Dutch
Means "son of Elbert".
Elmore English
From the given name Æðelmær, via Middle English Ailmer.
Eltringham English
Habitational name from a minor place called Eltringham in Northumberland, derived from a dative form of Old English given name Ælfhere and ham "home, estate, settlement".
Emberton English
Habitational name for a person from the village named Emberton in Buckinghamshire, from the Old English personal name Eanberht and tun "enclosure, town".
Emmerich German
From the given name Emmerich.
Engelbert German, Dutch
From the given name Engelbert.
Englisch German
German cognate of English.
Entwistle English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Entwistle in Lancashire, from Old English henn "hen" or ened "duck, coot" and twisel "fork, bifurcation".
Eugenikos Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Evgenikos. Mark of Ephesus, born Manuel Eugenikos, was a Hesychast theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire.
Evgenikos Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "polite" in Greek, denoting a kind person.
Ewald German, Norwegian
From the given name Ewald.
Fagerli Norwegian
From a common farm name in the Oslo area and saeters from Innladet and Hordaland, derived from Old Norse fagr "beautiful, fair" and hlíð "slope".
Fairfax English
From a nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Old English fæger "beautiful, pleasant" and feax "hair".
Farley English
Habitational name from any of various places called Farley in England, from Old English fearn "fern" and leah "woodland, clearing" meaning "fern clearing".
Fassbinder German
Occupational name for a cooper, derived from German Fass "barrel, keg, cask" and Binder "girder, tie". Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982) was a German filmmaker considered as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.
Fazakerley English
Habitational name for a person from a town of Fazakerley in Liverpool, derived from Old English fæs "border, fringe", æcer "field", and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Fechter German
Occupational name for a fencer or a duelist who fought for public entertainment, derived from Old High German fehtan or Middle Low German vechten, both meaning "to fight".
Fechtmeister German
Means "fencing master" in German, this is a nickname for a show fighter or organizer who are a begging and thieving journeyman at fairs in 17th century Germany, from German fechten "to fence" and meister "master".
Feijóo Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Galician feixó, meaning "bean", possibly denoting a bald person.
Ferrier English, Scottish
Occupational name for an ironsmith, from Old French ferrier "farrier, blacksmith, ironworker".
Feuchtwanger German
Denoted a person from the town of Feuchtwangen in Germany. The name of the town is probably from German feucht "wet, humid, dank" and possibly wangen "cheek".
Fieri Italian
From Italian fiero meaning "fierce". A notable bearer is American restaurateur and television host Guy Ramsay Fieri (1968-).
Fightmaster German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Fechtmeister. Emmett Rogers Fightmaster (1992-), known professionally as E. R. Fightmaster, is an American non-binary actor, producer and writer.
Finkley English
Habitational name for a person from the hamlet of Finkley in Hampshire, derived from Old English finc "finch" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Finne Finnish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish finne "Finn", ultimately from Old Norse finnr "Sámi, person from Finland". In Norwegian and Danish sometimes habitational.
Fitzpiers English, Literature
Means "son of Peter" in Anglo-Norman, from a medieval form of Peter, Piers. Edred Fitzpiers is a character in the 18th-century novel The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy, who is depicted as a new doctor in the small woodland village of Little Hintock, who took an interest in Grace Melbury, one of the characters, Giles Winterborne's childhood sweetheart.
Fontanarosa Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name or similar, derived from Italian meaning "red fountain".
Forton English
Habitational name from any of the places named Forton in England, from Old English ford "ford" and tun "enclosure, town".